Low Latency Contracts

The table below looks at the statistics for Low Latency skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Low Latency over the 3 months to 3 March 2015 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Contract IT job ads with a match in theProcesses & Methodologies category

39961

37976

33183

As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK

76.00%

74.83%

72.86%

Number of daily rates quoted

25156

22879

19730

Average daily rate

£420

£400

£400

Average daily rate % change year-on-year

+5.00%

-

90% offered a daily rate of more than

£280

£275

£275

10% offered a daily rate of more than

£575

£570

£575

UK excluding London average daily rate

£398

£375

£363

% change year-on-year

+6.25%

+3.44%

Number of hourly rates quoted

1059

1143

1185

Average hourly rate

£27.50

£27.50

£30.00

Average hourly rate % change year-on-year

-

-8.33%

90% offered a hourly rate of more than

£12.10

£12.31

£12.00

10% offered a hourly rate of more than

£49.50

£50.00

£50.00

UK excluding London average hourly rate

£30.00

£27.50

£31.50

% change year-on-year

+9.09%

-12.69%

Low LatencyJobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Low Latency within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Low LatencyDaily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Low Latency within the UK.

Low LatencyDaily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Low Latency within the UK over the 3 months to 3 March 2015.

Low LatencyHourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Low Latency within the UK.

Low LatencyTop 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Low Latency within the UK over the 3 months to 3 March 2015. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

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Low LatencyTop 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 March 2015, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Low Latency also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Low Latency.

Low LatencyTop Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 March 2015, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Low Latency also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Low Latency. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.